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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Switchblade" data-source="post: 4659150" data-attributes="member: 56246">Only 5 years of disappointment.  Heh, I’ve got you beat there.  Try supporting Wales.  At least under Gatland Wales seem to be reliable.  I can finally watch matches without indigestion tablets on hand.  2005 and 2008 have not made me forget the intervening years. England took every opportunity they were given and scored.  They didn’t seem to make their own opportunities though and never looked that dangerous.  I never thought a 5 try win could look so unconvincing.  A few years ago if Italy were playing like that England would have but 50+ points on them.  Still, welsh line out like it is I’m sure there will be opportunities for England come Saturday. Ire vs Fr was the most entertaining game of the weekend.  Neither were exactly on top form but the game was flowing and Ireland seemed to give the best performance of the weekend.  BOD showed what he can do with some nice play and both sides were putting together some entertaining phases.  Well worth watching.   The French looked dangerous in attack though a little flaky in defence at times.  Who knows what they’ll play like next week. Unfortunately “20 minutes in the second half they collectively go missing.” sums up the welsh team nicely as well. I never write England off, or underestimate the Welsh ability to stop playing at half time (or 58 minutes as the case may be).  However with few exceptions the English team seem lacklustre.  Injury wise though I’m not too concerned.  There is enough depth that the loss of Henson and Jones didn’t hit hard, in fact they may not get back in the team.  Shane being out would be a pain, esp. as Mark “Bambi” Jones can fall over quite well without needing to be tackled.  Not an endearing trait in a winger.  The only person that seems irreplaceable at the moment is Martyn Williams. Not the walk over that some of my friends think it will be but I’m rather confident that Wales will put about 5 - 8 points on England.  Unless Gatland has a nervous breakdown, does a Mallet and plays Gough at scrumhalf or something equally daft. </blockquote>

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